Aktien-braurei Anno 25 Hefe Weisse can't top tonight's story

After discovering Dogfish Head’s 90 min IPA last week at Mom’s Bar, I joined Matt and Nick G there to play pool and drink beers, ones that I couldn’t count as tonight’s beer. I’m going to perceive this week as a continuation of my birthday and pretend that 4 beers plus my beer of the day is defines a health conscious and socially acceptable evening.

The highlight of the night, however, was meeting a special lady. Not that kind of special lady. Nick G figured out this lady sitting next to us at the bar was connected in way to me. Through a couple of carefully phrased questions, we realized that she had dated this guy, let's call him Jeff (not his real name). This really surprised me because Jeff had dated a former boss, who was gay, for the last 5 years (up until my old boss died this summer, sadly). Throughout this process, I'm incredibly excited - like, wave my hands in the air while I talk excited - because she doesn't know what I know, which is the above information. She only knew Jeff as being straight. Things could get really juicy here in a minute. However, I do know that 'Jeff' was also in the company during some times of my boss' relationship with him (personal assistants deal with this crap all the time and know too much). Where does she fit into the time-line?

So I let her know that Jeff was gay, or at the very least bi. How do I know this? 5 years ago acquaintances of my boss saw him do things in a shower during a pool party, that would preclude him from being defined as straight (to drop some mild sauce on it). You should've seen her face! I just slapped a'ho with some knowledge. So, when did you date him? I saw the wheels turn as she figured out the dates and did the math, and it was priceless. 5 years ago. She even broke up with him because he was buying her flowers using my boss' credit card and being picked up using his limo. HAHAHA. God that must suck. This realization, even from events years ago, must be really awkward for a woman. She was probably sleeping with him whilst he was doing things with men that weren't even allowed in the Old Testament.

She was pretty shell shocked at that point. And I have to say, that moment was priceless. I didn't laugh out loud because I didn't want her to feel any more weird about that truth, but inside I was rolling. Afterward, she proceeded to play really terrible pool, so good work me for getting inside her head. But seriously, best night ever.  Nick G, excellent work. People don't describe me as being a dick, but I did tell someone the truth when maybe they didn't need or care to hear it. To that I say, eh, tough shit. That was hilariously worth it.

The beer has a body that is lighter than typical hefeweizens but does include the banana and clove flavors from a German yeast. It tastes immature though and isn't well rounded. THE ISLAND rating.

Dogfish Head 90 Min IPA deliciously haunts the former Del's Saloon

Right around the corner from my old Brentwood apartment was a notorious Dive Bar called Del’s Saloon. There was saw dust on the floor and a U-shaped table in the bar’s center. It was also the location of a scene in Knocked Up, where Paul Rudd and Seth Rogan grab drinks and decide to go to Las Vegas:

This is a cleaned up movie version of Del’s

It was a good old fashioned shit hole and the drinks were cheap. You were guaranteed to find a ratio of 2:1 male to females and a good portion of the crowd would be 40+ and looked like they smoke 2 packs a day. Basically, the place was infested with former models (psych). Unfortunately, the place shuttered over a year ago. Fortunately, a new bar opened up with the same cheap drink special ($2 dollar Coors during happy hour, $1 off every beer) and a new décor that includes leather booths. Sadly, gone is the shitty U-shaped table. Being in a place that has class without paying for it? I’m in. David and I are meeting up with an old friend Matt D to ketchup over a round of pool and brewskies.
Fortunately for us, this beer has better taste than Coors light. I can get a Dogfish Head 90 minute IPA for $5 dollars. It’s a 9% beer and one of the best around. I can’t believe two things: That it’s this cheap, and I haven’t counted it as one my beers. Time to make it count.

Something I didn’t know, is that Dogfish head uses an English two row pale as the base malt, which I would assume is rather unusual for an American IPA. 90 minutes refers to the length of the boil and over that hour and a half the beer is continuously hopped with multiple kinds of hops. Continuous hopping is a specialty of Dogfish, Sam Caligione actually created a machine specifically designed to continually feed hops over the length of the boil.

As I taste, there is smooth citrus and herbal bite. The Dogfish Head hop bite, like Stone, is so distinct and 'well known' most craft brew drinker could pick it out of a lineup after tailgating a Bud Light fueled University of Texas football game. The alcohol is well disguised in this beer. The beer has a darker amber flavor than I expected, and it’s damn delicious. David is having multiple of these. I plan on returning back here and even though I can’t count this as one of my beers, it’s the only thing I want to be drinking. BAD BOYS rating.